IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.L.NARAYANA SWAMY, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NOS.257 TO 283 OF 2019 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN:
1. DR SINDHU B R D/O RAMESH B V AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.27, 7TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN SVG PATTEGARAPALYA BANGALORE - 560 072.
2. DR PALMURTHY S/O B RAJALU AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT SANGAMESHWAR SCHOOL BASAWESWAR NAGAR SHAHAPUR YADGIRI - 585 223.
3. DR SHRUNGA R P AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, D/O PUTTALINGEGOWDA R L RESIDING AT NO. KT 134, LAKSHMI DEVI NILAYA SHANKAR NAGARA 4TH CROSS BEHIND ABPU COLLEGE MANDYA CITY - 571 401.
4. DR SUSHMA J D/O JAYARAMA T R AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 67, 2ND CROSS, 1ST STAGE, BHUVANESHWARI NAGAR, JNANABHARATHI POST BENGALURU - 560 056.
5. DR ASHWINI B S D/O DR. B. N. SHIVARAM AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT H.NO.28, SAI NILAYA NEAR PADMA CHITRAMANDIRA AMRUTHAHALLI BANGALORE - 92.
6. DR NOOTHANA S AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, S/O SUBRAMANI V RESIDING AT NO. #9, 6TH MAIN ROAD PALACE GUTTAHALLI BANGALORE - 560 003.
7. DR ABHILASH B AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, S/O BEEREGOWDA S N R/AT NO. 7TH CROSS, LAST STAGE, VISVESWARAYA EXTENSION, NEAR 60 FEET RING ROAD, HASSAN - 573 201 8. DR USHA RANI H PATTED D/O HONNAPPA PATTED AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. LIG 7, SHANTI NAGAR, KHB STAFF QUARTERS, OPPOSITE CENTRAL BUS STAND, MSK MILL ROAD, GULBARGA-585 102.
9. DR ROHAN ABRAHAM RAJAN S/O RAJAN ABRAHAM AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT MANAPURATH THENGUMVILA, KUMMALLOOR P.O.
KOLLAM, KERALA-691 573.
10. DR. PARVATHY PREMCHANDRAN D/O PREM CHANDRAN AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT SREESANKARA BHAVEN, ANCHALUMOODU, PERINADU PO, KOLLAM-691 601.
11. DR MADHU KUMAR R S/O RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT KAILASH STORES KATARIPALYA, KOLAR - 563 101.
12. VINAY G S/O GOPALAKRISHNA K V AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R.AT NO.#63, GROUND FLOOR 1ST E CROSS, MATHIKERE BANGALORE - 560 054.
13. DR SUJITH VARHESE ABRAHAM S/O ABRAHAM MATHEW AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT PONMELIL ALAYAMON P.O., ANCHAL KOLLAM KERALA - 691 306.
14. DR RUCHITA J INGLE D/O JAYANT A INGLE AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 304 RUKHMINI KRISHNA APARTMENT BELTARODI, NAGPUR ZAWAR LAYOUT MAHARASHTRA - 440 037 15. DR PRUTHVI RAJ H S/O HONNAIAH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 145, JAKKASANDRA NELAMANGALA BENGALURU RURAL - 562 123.
16. DR. DEEPTHI NAYAK D/O DR DIVAKAR NAYAK S AGED 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT #2-83, KUTEERA SHEDIGUDDE, ATHRADY POST UDUPI - 576 107.
17. DR GOPITHIRUMARAN S S/O SHANMUGAM MURTHY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.7, BABA STREET BABA NAGAR D.K.HALLI ROAD KGF - 563 115.
18. DR SHWETHA F DYAMANNAVAR W/O MADHU B G AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 17/110, CANARA BANK APPT. DIAGONAL ROAD, V.V.PURAM BASAVANGDUI BANGALORE - 560 004.
19. DR VEERESH KUMAR IREDDY S/O BANDHAPPA IREDDY AGED 29 YEARS, R/AT NO. 1-10-72 (NEW), AZAD NAGAR, RAICHUR-584 101.
20. DR MALLESH PAWAR S/O BANSI PAWAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, R/AT NO.18-3-352/1, BUDA COLONY, NEAR NEW SHAHEEN PU COLLEGE, CHIDRI PHASE 2, BIDAR-585 403.
21. DR RASHMI U TURAMARI D/O ULAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, RESIDING AT ULAVAPPA TURAMARI, BASAVA MAARG, SHIVANAND BHARATI NAGAR, BAILHONGAL DISTRICT, BELGAUM-591 102.
22. DR PRASHANT B CHANNAVEERAPPA ANAVAR S/O BASAVANTAPPA C AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO 822, 1ST MAIN ROAD GOWRISHANKAR NAGAR RANEBENNUR, HAVERI DISTRICT - 581115.
23. DR POOJA NAIR D/O K MURALEEDHARAN NAIR AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. GANGOTHRI DHANUVACHAPURAM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM KERALA - 695 503.
24. DR SHRUTI P NAIK D/O PRAKASH V NAIK AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1450, SARJERAO NAGAR, AT POST ANKALI, CHIKODI-541 213.
25. DR VINAY KUMAR M N S/O J NANJUNDASWAMY AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. C 103 2ND FLOOR, KHB QUARTERS KHB MAIN ROAD KAVAL BAIRASANDRA R.T.NAGAR POST BANGALORE - 560 032.
26. DR BHAVYA G D/O GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT SRI VENKATESHWARAYA NILAYA, 2ND B CROSS, MARUTHI NAGAR TUMKUR - 572 102 27. DR SUMALATHA V D/O T VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.11, 4TH CROSS VALLABHAI PATEL STREET POST OFFICE ROAD RAMAMURTHYNAGAR BANGALORE - 560 016.
(BY SRI VIKRAM G, ADVOCATE) ... APPELLANTS AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE VIKASA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION MULTI-STOREYED BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001.
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
3. RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, KARNATAKA 4TH T BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 041 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.
... RESPONDENTS (SRI T. L. KIRAN KUMAR, AGA FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 & 2) ---
THESE WRIT APPEALS ARE FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 21/12/2018 PASSED IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONER’S WRIT PETITIONS ARE CONCERNED i.e.,
SINGLE JUDGE AND ALLOW THE AFORESAID WRIT PETITIONS IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ETC.
THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT Heard Shri. Vikram G., learned Advocate for the petitioners and Shri.T.L.Kiran Kumar, learned AGA for respondents No. 1 and 2.
2. Petitioners, who have completed post graduate Diploma or Degree course from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences have challenged Notification bearing No.DME/PGS/12/2018-19 dated 28.09.2018 issued by the Directorate of Medical Education whereby petitioners are asked to ‘mandatorily attend’ counselling for the purpose of deploying their services in various Government Hospitals as Senior Resident/Senior Specialist. The Hon’ble Single Judge by the impugned common order dated 21.12.2018 dismissed the writ petitions No. 46917- 47025/2018 and connected petitions. This Court in W.A.Nos.32-54/2019 decided on 15.02.2016, has dismissed appeals filed against the said common order, by some of the petitioners who were before the Hon’ble Single Judge.
Accordingly, these writ appeals are also dismissed.
3. In view of dismissal of these writ appeals, the pending interlocutory application does not survive for consideration and it is disposed of.
No costs.
Sd/-
ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE AHB